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ANGOLA SITUATION REPORT - February 2017 UNICEF ANGOLA SITUATION REPORT - February 2017 ANGOLA Humanitarian Situation Report 0045/17/Angola © UNICEF/ SITUATION IN NUMBERS Highlights 1.42 million An estimated 1.42 million people are affected by the drought crisis, People affected by drought including 756,000 children. Of this estimation, 800,000 people are located in the provinces of Cunene, Namibe and Huila. 756,000 As of February 2017, the total number of cumulative suspected cases in Children affected by drought the ongoing cholera outbreaks stands at 306. Soyo – 184; Cabinda – 100 and Luanda – 22. A total of 11 deaths have been reported: Soyo – 8; Cabinda – 3 and Luanda – 0. Four of the five confirmed cases in Luanda 95,877 had links to the outbreak in Soyo. Total children under 5 with SAM in the 7 Heavy rains and flooding are affecting Cunene province, resulting in an most drought affected provinces increased risk of waterborne diseases and probability of displaced populations. UNICEF is currently assessing the situation with a cross- 17,762 sectoral team. Children under 5 with SAM treated through In 2016, with support from UNICEF, 17,762 children under five with severe therapeutic treatment programmes assisted acute malnutrition (SAM) were treated through therapeutic treatment by UNICEF programmes and 118,000 people provided with access to safe water. In coordination with the Ministry of Health, UNICEF also supported 330,898 children in three targeted provinces with the measles vaccine. 306 Suspected cases of Cholera in 3 affected provinces Situation Overview & Humanitarian Needs Severe droughts continue to affect the seven southern provinces of Cunene, Funding Status Huila, Namibe, Benguela, Cuando Cubango, Cuanza Sul and Huambo. The most affected are the three border provinces of Cunene, Namibe and Huila Funds where UNICEF is focusing its comprehensive response. El Niño has resulted received in significant food production losses of almost 90 per cent; leaving 800,000 to date: $0 m people food insecure. Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) rates remain high at Carry- 3.6 per cent for Cunene and Cuando Cubango, higher than the reported forward national average of 1 per cent (DHS, 2016). The same report indicated an amount: acute malnutrition rate of 11 per cent and stunting prevalence rate between $6 m Funding 20-29 per cent (DHS, 2016). In 2016, the estimated caseload of children with requirements: SAM in the seven most affected provinces was 95,877. In 2016, UNICEF has US$ 20.2 m reached over 17,000 children under five with SAM through therapeutic treatment programmes. Funding gap $14.2 m Approximately 30 per cent of existing boreholes are non-functional mainly due to a lack of maintenance and missing spare parts. People continue to use *Funds available includes funding received for the current appeal year as well as the carry-forward from unclean water for drinking, washing and cooking; including sharing water the previous year. sources with animals, resulting in increased cases of diarrhoea and other water borne diseases. The drought and flash-floods are exacerbating migratory movements of whole communities, including cross-border UNICEF ANGOLA SITUATION REPORT - February 2017 movements, which raises child protection concerns - from sexual abuse of girls exposed while walking long distances to fetch water to child labour or reduced school attendance. An increase of cholera cases, mainly in the provinces of Zaire and Cabinda, has been reported since January 2017. In response to the ongoing cholera outbreaks the Ministry of Health, with support from technical partners, including UNICEF has stepped up surveillance, health promotion and prevention activities as well as appropriate case management as part of a comprehensive response plan. Humanitarian leadership and coordination The Government of Angola, through the provincial and municipal administrations, is leading the response to the ongoing cholera outbreaks in the three provinces of Zaire, Cabinda and Luanda. The implementation of the national cholera outbreak response plan is being coordinated by the Government under the leadership of the Ministry of Health and the Provincial Health Directives, with support from WHO, UNICEF and Médecins Sans Frontières. The national emergency and disaster management group, under the leadership of the Ministry of Interior and in close collaboration with the national civil protection department, continues to coordinate partner support and long term emergency response planning. A Drought Emergency Team was created to support the Government’s coordination of humanitarian partners from the UN and NGOs. The UN’s Disaster Management Team also supports the Government’s response to urgent lifesaving needs, while provincial coordination mechanisms were established for Cunene and Huila and Namibe in order to ensure joint coordinated emergency response in the most affected areas. The provincial coordination mechanisms include UN agencies, government institutions, national and international NGOs and the Red Cross. An interagency El Niño humanitarian response plan was developed with interventions requiring US$40 million in the following sectors: Food/Agriculture; Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH), Health and Nutrition. Humanitarian Strategy UNICEF’s humanitarian strategy includes responses to the drought, preparing and responding to the floods during the rainy season, and response to the cholera outbreak. UNICEF’s primary partner in humanitarian response in the country is the Government of Angola; and in the absence of a cluster coordination system, UNICEF has relied on sector working groups such as: Health and Nutrition (vaccinations, management of severe acute malnourished cases through community-based management of acute malnutrition (CMAM) centres, social mobilization and HIV testing); Child Protection, Education and WASH. UNICEF’s strategy incorporates assessments, analyses, planning, monitoring, reporting and coordination (including through chairing the UN Disaster Management Team). UNICEF also co-leads the WASH, Health and Nutrition sector partnerships with Government Ministries. UNICEF’s humanitarian strategy includes coordination, technical assistance, the provision of life-saving supplies, logistics, communication for development and social mobilization, as well as advocacy with policy makers and administrators. Summary Analysis of Programme Response Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) UNICEF’s Community-Led Total Sanitation intervention has reached 157,640people (including 36,490 children), who were trained to build, maintain and appropriately use the designed toilets. UNICEF also provided emergency water and sanitation items to families with malnourished children. Items included buckets/water containers, water purification tablets, and family hygiene and dignity kits, benefiting 70,770 people. UNICEF worked with community leaders and community workers (ADECOs) to reach 108,790 people with hygiene and sanitation messages since the beginning of the emergency response in January 2016. Approximately 118,000 people have been provided with safe water through the rehabilitation of 236 water pumps and are now more resilient to dry conditions. Accordingly, UNICEF has already reached the targets established in the CERF project for WASH in the context of the droughts associated to El Niño. However, at moment Angola is facing a changing scenario with heavy rains and floods in southern regions, which increases the probability of displaced populations and waterborne diseases in affected areas. Weather forecasts confirm that heavy rains will continue in the coming weeks, worsening the flood scenario and consequences for vulnerable families and their children. UNICEF ANGOLA SITUATION REPORT - February 2017 Nutrition and Health Nutritional supplies and equipment (i.e. weight-for-height chart, basic medicine, arm bands to measure mid upper arm circumference, etc.) have been delivered to health facilities in the most affected areas. In the three affected provinces of Namibe, Cunene and Huila, 721 health technicians received training on the Management of Acute Malnutrition. Monitoring of children presenting at health facilities continues and in 2016, over 17,000 children under five with SAM were admitted and successfully treated and discharged from therapeutic treatment programmes with UNICEF support. UNICEF continues to provide logistics support at the municipal level to ensure that therapeutic foods (RUTF, F-75, F-100) and medicines (including antibiotics, ReSoMal, Vitamin A, Albendazole and Oral rehydration Salts with Zinc tablets) reach health centres in a timely manner. UNICEF conducted training for 30 trainers who will in turn train and manage 394 community agents for social mobilisation activities. In addition, UNICEF supported the Ministry of Health with combined preventive health messages reaching 145,000 people in the provinces Huila, Namibe, Benguela and Cunene. As part of the emergency response in the drought-affected provinces, the Ministry of Health, in collaboration with UNICEF and other partners, were implementing an integrated measles vaccination, Vitamin A supplementation and de- worming campaign which commenced on 15 December 2016. Of the total 749,846 targeted children between the ages of 6 – 59 months, preliminary results show that 330,898 (44 per cent) received measles vaccination, while 330,005 (44 per cent) had Vitamin A supplementation. Final coverage rates are expected to be released before the end of March 2017. UNICEF C4D supported the social mobilization
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